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2 Organization  



2.1  Central Organization  





2.2  Territorial organization  





2.3  Special Units  





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3 List of Heads  





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National Gendarmerie of Gabon
Gendarmerie nationale gabonaise
Agency overview
FormedMarch 10, 1960
Preceding agency
  • Libreville Gendarmerie Detachment, Gendarmerie Nationale
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionGabon
General nature
Operational structure
Agency executive
  • Yves Barrasouaga, Brigadier General
Child agency
Gabonese sailors and personnel from the National Gendarmerie during a training mission.

The National Gendarmerie of Gabon (French: Gendarmerie nationale gabonaise) is the national police force of Gabon responsible for law enforcement in Gabon. It is under the direct command of the President of Gabon.[1] The Gendarmerie is also in charge of the Gabonese Republican Guard.[2]

The main tasks of the gendarmerie are to defend the country's borders, ensure public safety, and to enforce actions taken by judicial and government authorities.[3][4]

History[edit]

The National Gendarmerie was formed on March 10, 1960 when Gabon, formerly French Equatorial Africa, gained its independence from France. This was done under the statutory order n° 19/PM of December 30, 1960.[5] It originated from the Libreville Gendarmerie Detachment that was founded in 1929.[1]

The unit was at the time commanded by Governor General of French Equatorial Africa, Félix Eboue.[1]

An intensification of the "Gabonisation" of the service took place in 1964, the unit being established by French gendarmes working alongside the newly independent Gabonese government.[5]

In 1970, the National Gendarmerie became Gabonese in all the levels of the hierarchy.[5] It is governed by the decrees of 27 April 1982 and 14 January 1983 regulating the organization of the national gendarmerie.

In 2009, it was reported that the GNG had 2,000 gendarmes.[6]

In 2019, Gabonese gendarmes have been trained by Green Beret commandos under sponsorship of the American Embassy.[7] During the 2019 Gabonese coup d'état attempt, Gabonese news reported that the GNG GIGN was involvement in raiding the Radio Télévision Gabonaise building taken by rogue Gabonese forces.[8]

On April 3, 2020, Brigadier General Barrasouaga was appointed as the GNG commander.[9][10]

Organization[edit]

The GNG is composed of the following as of 2020:[5]

Central Organization[edit]

Territorial organization[edit]

Special Units[edit]

The Gendarmerie "anti-riot police" is organizated into the various legions and groupings. A mixed armoured squadron known as the National Gendarmerie Intervention and Security grouping (NGISG), the Security and Honours Grouping, the Military Police Grouping. It also maintains nautical units, air transport brigade and motorcycle brigades.[5]

Training[edit]

In 1963, it trained its first official gendarmes and sent the first officer to the Officer school ("Ecole des Officiers de la Gendarmerie Nationale" or EOGN in French) the following year in MeluninFrance.[5]

List of Heads[edit]

The following is a list heads of the National Gendarmerie since 1964:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "La Gendarmerie Nationale || Ministère de la Défense Nationale". Archived from the original on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  • ^ "Gabon, une『garde républicaine』préposée aux basses oeuvres - Mondafrique". Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  • ^ "Gabon - Gendarmerie Nationale". Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  • ^ "JournalDuGabon.com: La sécurité gabonaise change de visage". Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  • ^ a b c d e f "Gabon-gb". www.force-publique.net. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  • ^ "The Potential of the European Gendarmerie Force" (PDF). www.clingendael.org. 2009. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  • ^ "U.S. Army Special Forces Member provides training to Gabonese gendarmes". U.S. Embassy in Gabon. September 12, 2019.
  • ^ "Gabon: retour au calme à Libreville après la tentative avortée de coup d'Etat militaire". https:/.
  • ^ a b c "Gabon: Yves Barrasouaga, nouveau commandant en chef de la Gendarmerie nationale". April 3, 2020.
  • ^ "Gabon : Yves Barrassouaga nommé commandant en chef de la Gendarmerie nationale en remplacement de Jean Ekoua, mis en retraite". alibreville.com.
  • ^ a b Effoudou, Marthe Noelle (26 January 2012). "La sécurité gabonaise change de visage". Journal du Gabon (in French). Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Gendarmerie_of_Gabon&oldid=1145926185"

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